Syahril Sabirin

Syahril Sabirin (born 14 October 1943 in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra) served as the Governor of Bank Indonesia from 1999 to 2003, succeeding Soedrajad Djiwandono.

Before joining Bank Indonesia, Syahril studied at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, graduating with an economics degree from the Faculty of Economics in the university.[citation needed]

In 2000 he was arrested in a fraud scandal surrounding Bank Bali.[1] Sabirin had initially been sentenced to three years in prison in 2002, a sentence which the Supreme Court reduced to two years in 2009.[2]


Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Bank Indonesia
1999 - 2003
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Baligate, and Why It Matters; Indonesia's Recovery, and Democrac, Tested by Scandal". The New York Times. 29 September 1999. Retrieved 19 July 2018. and "Indonesian Bank Investigation". The New York Times. 22 June 2000. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Ex-Indonesia central bank chief receives 2 years". Forbes. Associated Press. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009. [dead link]
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